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Good episode. I was so pleasantly surprised that we had a Milah/Killian scene, I thought we wouldn't, because I'd have preferred that over Rumpel/Milah, though there were good flashbacks. Hades is such a good villain too. Loved Milah's development and how she and Emma worked together. So Rumpel killed his wife and then pushed her into the river of lost souls. I was so disappointed but not really surprised and I fear she will be another Graham. Is Hades a mysoginist or does he just realize the women are the ones pulling the strings here and the men are just secondary? (though now that I think about it, it's probably because they're the 3 main characters - though Snow hasn't really been one for a while). Regina is being likeable in this arc! Keep it up.

I really enjoyed this episode. We need more Snow in this show. Ginny's billed second after all! I ship Young Snow and Hercules more than Snowing. Oops. Bailee was so good, the second time she confronted the bandits and we just heard her voice, she legit sounded just like Ginnifer. Regina's being better, but please apologize. Are they saving that for the series finale or something? So disappointed in Meg except for when she introduced herself. And I know love at first sight is a thing in this show, but is she really going to Olympus with Herc after two meetings of 30 seconds tops each? Loved Hook and that last scene - even if I know it won't stick, I like it. Bring in the drama.

I'm just gonna pretend she was just taking in his whole face by looking up and down and holding his face to make sure he was really there. I have to or it ruins CS. Emma wasn't as devastated when Neal died or said "I'll always find you" to him after she knew how to get to the Underworld so I'm holding onto that. Or trying to.

I really liked this episode. Maybe the super low expectations helped. It's nice to see most of the people in the thread liked the episode because it's nicer if we truly enjoy the show. I would've preferred a different focus for the 100th episode but Regina was likeable in this episode. The flashbacks were a bit useless but at least they explained how Henry Sr got to Wonderland. I liked all the cameos. The chemistry between Rumpel and Pan is still great. I wonder what Rumpel's agenda will be. I thought the Underworld was going to be depressing but Operation Firebird is actually quite hopeful. The Neal/Emma scene was nice at times but it honestly looked like Emma was going to kiss Neal at the end and that she would be torn if he was available. *grunts* It would've nicer if he had seen Henry because he died while Henry didn't remember him (although now he does so I guess that counts)

Well here it's summer so it's very hot. At least our humidity is not that high now so it's not as bad as it can be. I've mostly been taking care of my grandma because her hip's broken. I don't have much else to do since most of my activities are on hiatus during the summer. Right now I'm only going to the gym because even most of my work is on hiatus. It sucks that you lost the video! I hate it so much when stuff like that happens. I dwell on it too sometimes which is pointless but I can't help it. I'm on the fence about upgrading to Windows 10 and now I'm even more hesitant :P Oh and it's my birthday today! So I gotta start planning my "party" for Saturday. I hope it's not too hot then.

I don't mind the lack of blood since Killian's sword injury wasn't even there at the end (he died from his neck wound). It wasn't a normal wound. What I don't get is how Emma got the darkness out of her. We didn't see it get sucked into the sword yet when she stabs Killian she's clean again. It could've been fixed with some CGI black goo coming out of her and it annoys me a lot.

OK so that was a lot but it didn't feel as rushed as last year. I'm glad how Killian turned around (I thought I wouldn't be okay with it) but him killing his dad was hard to watch. I'm glad to see Emma have so much hope but for some reason I wasn't so emotional over Hook's death. Weird. I'm happy that at least I didn't hate Emma killing him. It made more sense than I thought. I love how we had pretty much all the episode figured out and then we find out "Boy" in the press release was Liam 2.0. Wow. And Hook killed his dad just a few feet away from him! I was so glad when Rumpel let Belle go. Then I wasn't so happy she came back. And then we find out he's the biggest DO again and I can't see how they can redeem him or the relationship ever again. Music score: A++

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Emma loves Hook so much. :'( I hate that Hook became so dark so fast too. Where did all that darkness that enveloped him came from anyway? Even Rumpel, when he was banished by Belle he still loved her so why does Hook hate Emma? He doesn't even hesitate. I hate this and I won't ever forgive & forget if they have Emma kill Hook. Is Hook possesed by the previous DOs completely? He doesn't care that Rumpel isn't dead and that's the reason he cast the curse. Although I get that having a child can make you better, I hate that it seems like Regina only (kinda)stopped being evil just because that's what Henry would want and not because she has any remorse or because she thinks what she used to do was wrong. I did like that we got some meaningful scenes with all the regulars. And I agree on all the: "shut up, Henry"s and "WTF, Belle?"s that have been posted.

How Dark is Hook anyway? Emma has all the DO darkness plus Rumpel's individual darkness. Killian only has Merlin's darkness and he didn't have many. He was only forced to tie up the Nevengers, push Emma to the floor and tried to choke Snow but stopped himself. I think Hook had more darkness in himself before the tethering than what he received from Merlin. I guess finding out what Emma did made him a bit darker, but there's no much new darkness anyway. ETA: I forgot Merlin said tethering Hook would "multiply" the darkness. This doesn't make any sense.

I don't know if Emma casted the curse or if it was someone else. But if it was Emma, wouldn't it have been better to create a new town that was magicless (like the first curse), then the darkness wouldn't exist in neither her or Killian...? I'm here for all the Captain Swan angst. I love angst. If it wasn't for this drama, we wouldn't have gotten so much love out of them. I still don't get how Killian didn't feel he was the DO but whatever. I know they'll try and fail to explain it in a tweet. They should've stretched the stories better because after that cliffhanger that episode really killed the momentum. But, better in the same week than in two I guess. Merida was a bit more likeable and I love Red. I liked her and MM's scene. Mulas was a bit off this episode but I like her chesmistry with Ruby. I like that the episode was quite fairy tale-y. I enjoy FTL so much more than SB. I'm really liking Zelena. And I didn't mind Regina forcing Emma. It was harsh but frankly, necessary. But of course Hook made it easier. And I just want to sleep for two weeks so I can wake up to the next episode (I'm exaggerating but not much). I wonder if Hook will really want revenge on Emma, or they'll try to fight the darkness together, or one of them will sacrifice themselves for the other one, or if they'll be dark together (for a little while because I don't see this lasting). I know Killian is mad that Emma made him the thing he hates most, but I think seeing Emma that heartbroken over his death on the dreamcatcher would make him understand a bit more why she did it and that losing him would've broken her. Maybe she wouldn't have been able to snuff out the dark if she had lost him. Killian (already being the DO) has just told her how much he loves her and will forgive her so I have faith he will eventually. Because saving lives makes you darker in this show.

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How amazing Emma's development has been that she was able to defeat Nimue with self-love. Amazing and beautiful. CS are precious. I know a lot of people were talking about Hook's old new ring, but when he took the chain off, it looked like it was long enough to not be seen in his very deep cleavage. So it could've been there, just covered. He really sank his hand to get it. I want Bandit Snow back so much. Zelena was fun but Arthur was meh. I wanted to care about Merlin/Nimue but even from the start I could see that something was off with her. I'm glad the plot is moving along but we won't get full answers probably until the midseason finale or the episode before. And I can't wait to get them. I don't think I've ever been this interested in trying to figure out what happened/will happen on this show.

We've wasted it in this forum? :P

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Quite a boring episode. I thought Rumpel was more heroic when he asked for Merida's heart back instead of when he saved Belle. Saving the one you love isn't as heroic as saving a stranger. I'm glad Belle had some spine back when she left Rumpel at the town line. Merida needs some anger management lessons. It was the 3rd episode in a row where I didn't dislike Regina so that's good. Keep it up. Can we have more scenes like the opening one? Please and thank you. What I did like about the episode is that almost everyone did something useful. Regina made the spell, Charming figured out Arthur burned the mushroom, Henry was able to speak with Merlin, Rumpel pulled out the sword, Belle was smart, Merlin used cool magic, Hook was badass breaking into the dungeons. If only we could have Bandit Snow back too. I liked the scene with Zelena too, specially her pointing out that Emma doesn't want to be alone.

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As good as an episode can be with no CS :P I actually liked Regina and Emma's dynamic. Even if Regina was being hypocritical in the last scene, that scene had great chemistry, and Regina kind of aknowledged it. They have such great chemistry when they're bickering. And, surprisingly and fortunately, I quite liked Regina in this episode. I agree with everyone else about: Neal being "himself", Regina did as bad as Emma to Henry (hope it gets forgiven as easily), Henry's crush wasn't enough, the DO being the woman Merlin loved, it's totally ok if Regina's the one using dark magic, the one hand comment being maybe foreshadowing, Merida being too angry, the block party being thrown because Camelot people need more hope than Emma apparently.... I loved JMo's performance again, especially when she looked like she was getting high on dark magic. I actually found Henry really cute this episode, and, for once, realistic. He should care more about his crush than his mom's adultery. ETA: I liked the moment when Regina stopped Hook from pulling Excalibur out and their little banter there. It was cute.

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It's not gone. Here it is I don't know why they couldn't have just said "3 years before the curse" and make it easier. Also, I don't get why people are so confused about all the realms. To me, it's obvious that the Enchanted Forest, Camelot and Arandelle; and Agrabah, Sherwood Forest are all in the same realm/"world" just like in this world we have different countries and continents.

I really enjoyed this episode. Timeline stamps craziness aside... We had a lot of flashbacks but I thought it was a bit of fresh air even though it wasn't about the main characters. More consent issues though *facepalm* Captain Swan were so adorable. And Hook's reaction to Henry's crush might be the cutest moment this season. But...Emma in this episode was totally against the darkness, not like when she saved Robin, so shouldn't her kiss with Hook have worked? I loved Snowing actually doing something for once! And Regina was likeable too (I guess because she was barely there). This season so far still gets a thumbs up from me.

I loved how Charming totally failed at the quest but still got the Siege Perilous. LOL. I know it was a ruse, but still. It wasn't like that was David's most heroic moment. I love how JMo is playing Dark Swan. That scene on the ship was painful, but good. But I still have trouble with Hook's "I loved you". Jane tried to explain it to me on twitter, but I feel like that's going to haunt Emma a bit when she's no longer the Dark One. It's a bit ironic how Dark Swan's quest right now is to turn someone into the purest hero. I really enjoyed the Hook/Robin scenes. It's like Hook makes everyone likeable. Are we sure Lancelot is really Lancelot? Wouldn't be the first time.

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I really enjoyed this episode. It was entertaining. I love that we are getting more fairytale land. I loved having a ball. I'm loving the Dark Swan storyline as well, surprisingly. Captain Swan are adorable. I loved all their big and background moments. I liked that they gave Regina a bit of self awareness. No regret still, but at least it's something. I hated that Charming taught her to dance (the man who wanted to teach Emma and couldn't because of Regina - now he could've danced with Emma but didn't). At least they had a scene with Snow and Emma afterwards. Emma looked so happy, it was like her childhood dream came true. I also didn't like how Percival was portrayed as the bad guy and how everyone stepped up to save Regina but didn't with Emma in the finale. But again, it wasn't so much of a Regina problem but everyone else's treatment of her. I wish she had at least shown remorse for what she did to the village. And I wish it hadn't been Robin who was in peril - it would've made her sacrifice more worthwhile. I thought Emma would be more jealous. At the end she should've seen that Hook was devastated; but it was screwed up that they were sort of celebrating while Emma is full-on DO. I did like that Snow was worried. And I still think DS has some hidden agenda that's not evil. Though then the sword confused me. I liked Henry's little romance. And Belle's scene with Grumpy. He's being optimistic again! Did the same person who trapped Merlin in the tree cast the curse? Given that Dopey was turned into a tree also. I did roll my eyes at savior!Regina but I did really enjoy the episode a lot and I'm loving this season so far.

Only on this show does a question like this need to be answered.